FEI Selects Shimadzu as Sales Agent for Japan

FEI Company, a leading provider of
high-resolution imaging and analysis systems, announced today that it
has selected Shimadzu Corporation, developer of analytical measuring
and technology systems, as a sales agent in Japan. Shimadzu, located in
Kyoto, Japan, will sell FEI systems, including Quanta™ and
Inspect™ scanning electron microscopes (SEMs) and the Quanta
200 3D small-stage DualBeam™ focused ion beam/scanning
electron microscopes (FIB/SEM), to its established base of customers in
Japan.

“Shimadzu Corporation is a prominent pioneer of
analytical measurement and technology in Japan, and we are very proud
to enter into this agreement in which they will provide sales for FEI
Quanta and Inspect systems in the region,” said Benjamin Loh,
FEI’s executive vice president of global sales and service.
“We look forward to expanding our market share in Japan by
leveraging Shimadzu’s well-established distribution network
and customer base.”

Osamu Ando, general manager of Shimadzu’s Analytical
and Measuring Instruments Division, commented, “We feel that
adding the FEI SEM and DualBeam systems to our current line-up of
product offerings will benefit our customers in Japan immensely, as
they will have one source for their analytical measurement and imaging
needs for applications ranging from basic research to quality
control.”

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